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223 sats \ 0 replies \ @julian_liniger OP 28 Mar \ parent \ on: Relai AMA AMA
We have also just launched our integrated Lightning wallet so you can stack sats on auto-invest to save BTC, and swap them into Lightning to spend BTC.
Our goal is to become the only bitcoin app you need on your phone, while staying bitcoin-only, self-custodially, and swiss-made.
There is no such thing out there, so this is what makes us different from typical broker firms.
Yes we are!
Our headquarter and holding company will always be in Zurich, but already now we are opening up a new office in Paris for our French license, which will turn into a MiCA-License in 2025.
Other hubs like Berlin, Vienna and Milano are starting to establish themselves, with first employees being hired in these important countries, at one point we could start satellite companies / offices there as well, why not? :)
Liebe Grüsse zurück!
Yes we do, but this will take more time.
This year, we are mainly focusing on winning our home turf Switzerland.
In 2025, once we have the MiCA-License, we will dedicate more resources into expanding into all the EU countries and potentially the UK.
In 2026, we will then start our global expansion, starting with the US and the Middle East, possibly including mergers and acquisitions with great already existing local companies.
The ambition to expand is in our DNA, but more time is needed! :)
Switzerland has a long tradition of being a country that is politically neutral and independent, with a very solid regulatory & legal system, coupled with a directly democtratic government. Swiss people have a culture of unparalleled work ethic, high quality standards, and trust/reliability. This enabled Switzerland to become a hub for the financial industry, especially banking & wealth management, also because it attracted a lot of rich people from Europe and the whole world. I think the intention of Swiss people and the government is for this reputation to prevail and be open to bitcoin, even our central bank is usually quite forward looking and I could imagine that they will be a first mover if a bitcoin standard or even hyperbitcoinization situation were to unfold in the future.
I might be biased but I think in Switzerland people are very excited about bitcoin, both bottom-up (20% of people hold BTC) and top-down (regulators are very open about BTC).
Our users mostly come from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy and France, and also Spain and Czech Republic seem to have high adoption rates from what I hear.
I think the Northern and Eastern European countries are in general still more passive, I wouldn't say pessimistic though, they just need more time! :)
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